President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been dragged before the Supreme Court for allegedly unlawfully presenting himself for inauguration as President, despite a pending legal action against the conduct of the 2023 presidential poll. Citing the doctrine of Lis Pendens, a presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Chief Albert Ambrose Owuru is asking the Apex…
THE Abia State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 poll, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, and the APC have picked holes in the Saturday’s verdict of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the election of Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP. Emenike and Abia APC, yesterday, said they would…
Ahead of it’s second leg match against Cape Verde Female National team today, the Nigeria Football Federation has hailed the mental toughness of the Super Falcons as they close in on securing a 2024 WAFCON ticket. Having won the first leg 5-0 in Abuja, the Falcon only need a draw or avoid losing by 6-0…
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has met with Nigerian nurses and midwives practising in the United Kingdom, calling for collaboration to make Nigeria “a medical tourist destination.” Dabiri-Erewa made the call at the 25th anniversary gala night of a United Kingdom-based Diaspora group, Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association in the UK, with the…
The Npigerian Army says it is responsible for Sunday’s Air Strike that killed many people and leftseveral others injured at Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said this at the end of an emergency security meeting on Monday. There were reports on Sunday night…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the Federal Government sponsored 422 persons to the ongoing COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The minister made this known in a statement on Monday following a controversy trailing 1,411 Nigerian registered delegates at the summit. President Bola Tinubu had on November…
UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has revealed new rules targeted at restraining migration, BBC reports. The UK is set to raise the minimum salary requirement for obtaining a skilled worker visa. Currently set at £26,000, the new threshold will be increased to £38,700. Cleverly told parliament on Monday that the implementation of the rules in…
The Niger state Police Command, has declared a mother wanted for abandoning her newborn baby by the side of the road in a Minna village. Ekweanaedo News reports that neighbors found the baby on Saturday after his mother abandoned him in Tayi, Minna, where he was already infested with soldier ants. Niger state police public…
A federal high court, on Monday, convicted four Boko Haram financiers. The quartet- Modu Aisami, Zana Zarama, Umar Mohammed Bunu Kame- were convicted and handed prison terms, after they pleaded guilty to charges that FG preferred against them during a special trial the Federal High Court held at Dawaki in Abuja. While the Attorney General…
Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako Lalong says the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will stop at nothing to ensure that Nigerians are engaged in decent work under conditions that will not only promote economic growth, but also guarantee human dignity. The Minister spoke during the launch of the Decent Work Country Programme…
